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CLEBC Update Upcoming Publications: New Strata Property Practice Manual and Online Land Title Practice Manual With the province undergoing an unprecedented level of strata construction and conversions, CLEBC will soon be publishing the British Columbia Strata Property Practice Manual to replace the popular but outdated Condominium Law & Practice in British Columbia. Print and online versions are expected to appear in the spring of 2008 and should prove essential for lawyers acting for municipalities, developers, strata corporations, and owners. The new practice manual will include material on strata plans and lots, phasing, common property, governance, insurance, finances, bylaws and rules, dispute resolution, rentals, human rights, privacy, and the duty to repair and maintain. The third edition of the Land Title Practice Manual appeared in December and introduces an accompanying online version for a single subscription price. This edition has been reorganized to reflect legislative changes, and introduces an improved format and Section locators to ease cross-referencing. The online version, launching in early 2008, will allow keyword searches and provides other electronic aids to access information. It will also be fully linked to provide immediate access to legislation, rules, practice bulletins, and judgments discussed in the practice manual. Further information on these publications is available from CLE customer service at 604-893-2121 or toll-free in Canada at 1-800-663-0437.
NEW MEMBERS The CBABC Branch welcomes its newest members! The following new members joined in the months of November and December of 2007:
Regular Members
Articling Students
Ryan Daniel Garrett Davis LLP Vancouver
Fritz Gaerdes Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP Vancouver
David Gedge Lawson Lundell LLP Vancouver Wietzie L. Gerber B.C. Securities Commission Vancouver R. Brad Kielmann Clark Wilson LLP Vancouver The Hon. Paul R. Meyers Provincial Court B.C. – Family, Youth, Small Claims & Traffic Vancouver
Megan Kaneen Lawson Lundell LLP Vancouver Cristiano Papile Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Vancouver Michael Peraya Singleton Urquhart LLP Vancouver
Niamh Pollak Clark Wilson LLP Vancouver
Salima Samnani Lawson Lundell LLP Vancouver
Scholars
Karin Stredulinsky Lawson Lundell LLP Vancouver
Gulbahar Kang Specht & Pryer 26
Anthony Geluch Davis LLP Vancouver
BARTALK February 2008
Dylan Switzer Kelowna Morgan Troke McCarthy Tétrault LLP Vancouver Melanie Vipond Davis LLP Vancouver Kaaren Vlug McCarthy Tétrault LLP Vancouver Christopher Yep Davis LLP Vancouver
Law Students Ladan Assemi West Vancouver Michelle Janice Bain Victoria Jennifer Craig Burnaby Bernard Lau Vancouver Coral Lyster Vancouver Christian Pearce Vancouver
UBC Faculty of Law Helps New Lawyers Enter Workforce The UBC’s Faculty of Law recently held a career seminar entitled “Does the firm choose you or do you choose the firm?” In preparation for “interview week,” UBC invited Gary Mitchell of GEM Communications to give students an overview of how to best approach the interview process and ensure they begin their law careers at a firm that is best-suited to them. A second seminar will be held this spring on “Your Law Career as a Business; helping students and new lawyers preparing themselves for the business of law.”